martin luther king, junior. you know, august 28, 1963 is a date that is re veered and celebrated in the latino community as well. thousands of latinos marched in solidarity with dr. king and other civil rights leaders that day including my predecessor, the man who led this organization for 30 years, we've been there together. we know what it's like to walk the walk together. the reason we were there that historic august day was that we knew dr. king's dream spoke to everyone, and it spoke to us in the latino community. it spoke to every community. today it is more important than ever to remember and reaffirm that dr. king's vision of america and americans included every race, every ethnicity, every religion, and every community. dr. king sent a note of support to a very famous latino community icon, caesar chavez that said, our separate struggles are really one, a struggle for freedom, for dignity, and humanty. that still rings true today. we reaffirm that promise that was made and we commit to live to that prom